Chapter 12. INTRODUCING HIERARCHAL DATA AND COMPONENTS

INTRODUCING HIERARCHAL DATA AND COMPONENTS

Updated 7/8/08

Data is often structured into hierarchies. You have one or more root nodes, with each node having subnodes, and nodes of subnodes, and so on. The directory structure on your hard drive is organized this way. Most categorization systems are organized this way. Even your organizational tree at work is likely structured this way.

The Flex 3 framework already has support for hierarchal data display, with the Tree control. This chapter contains a few more controls to make the best use of your hierarchal data.

Tree Maps

Tree Maps are a popular way of visualizing data that's structured into ...

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